BMI too high for IVF success… I need more willpower to lose weight

Petra Sullivan · 2015-09-29 15:23:51 UTC

Hello everyone, I have a problem with my weight to undergo IVF… As you know, the higher it is, the lower the IVF success rate will be. And the problem here is that I can’t find my own willpower to lose weight as my OB/GYN has strongly recommended to me… I’m 5’2” and I weight 167 pounds… therefore, my BMI is 30.44. I'm overweight, I've assumed it and I know I should lose weight to achieve my goal of getting pregnant. Apart from that, my husband and I have been TTC for over 2 years without success, so we decided to do some fertility tests to check whether there was any extra problem. The result was that I lack ovulation and as if this were not enough he’s got a low sperm count. So we know we have no choice now but to resort to a fertility treatment. I’ve been carrying this load well to some extent ever since, but the problem, as I said, is my weight. I can stand we have to resort to IVF, but I don’t know if I’ll manage to follow any diet… I hate vegetables for example :( Anyway, this clash is nothing new and I think that’s the reason why I’m tired of all this. When I started visiting assisted reproduction specialists, my doctor told me I should lose 22 pounds. God knows I sweated blood to get it and finally I lost 15 pounds… not as expected, but almost. I was absolutely joyful for my next appointment since I thought she would tell me I was ready to start my IVF cycle, but then she told me I should lose a total amount of 33 pounds! And that’s where I’m to date. I find this insane as I think I won’t ever achieve so. I’m so anxious that I can’t stop eating now and I have my next appointment on October, 22nd and I know I won’t be allowed to start the treatment since not only I haven’t lost any weight but I gained even more of it. Anyone giving me a kind piece of advice? Please, help me find the willpower… Lots of babydust.

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